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EP 1 765 199 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.10.2006 (43) Date of publication: 28.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/13 (21) Application number: 05753835.7 (22) Date of filing: 17.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/435(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/017520 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/112818 (01.12.2005 Gazette 2005/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 17.05.2004 US 572267 P (71) Applicant: Gergely, Robert Beverly Hills CA 90210 (US)	(72) Inventor: Gergely, Robert Beverly Hills CA 90210 (US) (74) Representative: Jones Day  Rechtsanwälte, Attorneys-at-Law, Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstraße 11 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)